Happy hump day!! Wednesday randoms, rants, etc go here.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Good morning!

I have so much to do and so little time in which to do it, I'm sort of panicking over getting everything done.  My to-do list for tonight: sheets/laundry, finish cleaning the bathroom, vacuum entire house, and dishes.  Plus I have like 20 jobs due at work by no later than Monday, some due *much* sooner*.  I'm panicking.  I skipped swimming this morning to get ish done, and I guess I could skip tomorrow morning too, but I'd rather not.  That means I get home tonight at 7:15 and I go to bed at 9:30, during which time I have to complete all of the above plus some.

[emoflamingo]

I know how you feel. H leaves for Vegas in 2 weeks (and then we leave for Carolina the week after), my house is a disaster, I'm behind at work due to my computer being stolen (oh yes, so lovely to still be dealing with that) and we're all just getting over yet another stomach bug picked up at daycare. I've started making lists to have something resembling control. My anxiety issues manifest more when I have no control, so my meds are strained.

BUT not to make this all about me lol..

[simpsongal]

Mini Overstock rant. I ordered 3 things yesterday, but wasn't thinking and I forgot to apply my coupon - I also ordered the 3 things in 3 separate orders (w/in the same hour). The chat person applied my coupon to 1 item, but couldn't combine the orders and whatnot. So I had to cancel the other things to wait for my next coupon.

Like, I realize I made a mistake 'playing the game' but it's just dumb. Combine my order and apply the coupon, thanks for making me wait a week or two Overstock.

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We went ahead and ordered the outdoor kitchen. The equipment takes like 2-3 weeks just to come in and I can't wait to see how it turns out. My h and I are already planning all the things we will grill this summer.

[mrs.jacinthe]

As an addendum to my previous, I was rushing to load the dishwasher this morning and broke a glass. Argh.

[emoflamingo]

My boss decided to have an hour long meeting to tell me, again, that my personality is basically lacking for someone who works as an assistant. God I need a new job.

[Ramz-ee]

My dog tore his ACL. That's $4k we weren't planning on spending. I wouldn't hesitate doing surgery for him, but I'm a planner and this wasn't planned, obviously. Money is my stressor. I'm stressed and enjoying my piece of stress relieving cake. Lol. Diet? What diet?

[emoflamingo]

Apr 20, 2016 13:55:49 GMT -5 Ramz-ee said:

My dog tore his ACL. That's $4k we weren't planning on spending. I wouldn't hesitate doing surgery for him, but I'm a planner and this wasn't planned, obviously. Money is my stressor. I'm stressed and enjoying my piece of stress relieving cake. Lol. Diet? What diet?

I had a frosty and fries from Wendy's for lunch so I get this way too. /fistbump

[Ramz-ee]

Apr 20, 2016 13:57:58 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

Apr 20, 2016 13:55:49 GMT -5 Ramz-ee said:

I had a frosty and fries from Wendy's for lunch so I get this way too. /fistbump

Preach it!

[polarbearfans]

Rant: my husband didn't want to use the fence company I found to remove our fence... They would have hand dug it ot. Instead he wanted to use a retired landscaper... I came home to my yard (and a bit of the neighbor's) tore up and the pipes to the sprinkler system busted. He is always in such a rush to do things. He's committed a lot of money to this man for work that I could have had the company I usually use for a fraction of the price.

[hbomdiggity]

Dear buyers: today is the day - remove your contingencies or we are done. You are not getting anymore money out of us.

I'm on the west coast, but I may start drinking.

[pixy0stix]

I went to pick out bathroom fixtures, and the girl on the showroom helped me figure out that the plumbers hadn't installed something that they were supposed to. We caught it just in time because they were going to start tiling the wall today. Tiling with tile that was the very last of it's kind and only enough for our job plus a bit of overage. I'm a wee bit ticked off at our contractor.

[emoflamingo]

We're buying me a 2016 Tacoma and getting rid of my Equinox and the color I really want (blazing blue pearl) is out of inventory. So now I'm going to get the magnetic gray metallic instead.

[Ramz-ee]

Apr 20, 2016 14:34:09 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

We're buying me a 2016 Tacoma and getting rid of my Equinox and the color I really want (blazing blue pearl) is out of inventory. So now I'm going to get the magnetic gray metallic instead.

So are we! But we are getting the Inferno color!!!!

We ended up ordering ours to get exactly what we (or H) really wanted. It should be in next week!

[emoflamingo]

Apr 20, 2016 14:59:08 GMT -5 Ramz-ee said:

Apr 20, 2016 14:34:09 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

We're buying me a 2016 Tacoma and getting rid of my Equinox and the color I really want (blazing blue pearl) is out of inventory. So now I'm going to get the magnetic gray metallic instead.

So are we! But we are getting the Inferno color!!!!

We ended up ordering ours to get exactly what we (or H) really wanted. It should be in next week!

That's what we're going to do. I think they said 6-8 weeks for us (but I was busy at home with the stomach flu when H talked to the dealership lol.)

[treedimensional]

I have a plant in stock for about 3 months, then I sell it and install it at a clients house. Except there is no water hose near where I install it, so I ask the client how she will water the plant. She says she will run the sprinkler.
Okay, I am worried. I'm fairly sure the sprinkler does not sprinkle anywhere near where the plant is installed, and the amount of residual spray it might receive will be completely inadequate. I remind her to water the plant before I leave, and remind her again two more times (email, follow up mailer) over the next 3 weeks because I had to leave town because of my mom, etc etc etc. Last week she said the plant looked great.
She emailed today. She said the plant is dead and she sounds pissed.
WTH, I kept it alive in a frickin plastic pot for 3 months, and she can't keep it alive in the ground for 3 weeks. I'm sure she blames me.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Apr 20, 2016 18:44:06 GMT -5 treedimensional said:

I have a plant in stock for about 3 months, then I sell it and install it at a clients house. Except there is no water hose near where I install it, so I ask the client how she will water the plant. She says she will run the sprinkler.
Okay, I am worried. I'm fairly sure the sprinkler does not sprinkle anywhere near where the plant is installed, and the amount of residual spray it might receive will be completely inadequate. I remind her to water the plant before I leave, and remind her again two more times (email, follow up mailer) over the next 3 weeks because I had to leave town because of my mom, etc etc etc. Last week she said the plant looked great.
She emailed today. She said the plant is dead and she sounds pissed.
WTH, I kept it alive in a frickin plastic pot for 3 months, and she can't keep it alive in the ground for 3 weeks. I'm sure she blames me.

Now that is just dumb. I'm the blackest of black thumbs and for real, I know when stuff dies it's probably my fault.

ETA: she can go sit on a tack